> Question #1 What is the full scale defection rating of the
> meter in a CDE rotor control box, I.E. 100micro amps
13V / 13 KOhm = 1 mA
> #2 Does anyone know what the output voltage is
> for the meter transformer as show in schematics found in the
> manual? There is no indication of secondary voltages shown
> in the schematic.
Transformer is most likely 12 V since it has a halfwave
rectifier with capacitor input filter driving the 13 V
zener (regulator).
None of this is rocket science ...
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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> Tessier - VE3TES
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] CDE Ham series of rotor questions
>
>
> Hello I am looking for some info if possible, I am building a
> rotor control box for a light duty rotor I have here , and I
> am basing my design on a Ham 2 Series of Rotor made By CDE.
> The questions I have are as follows...
>
> Question #1 What is the full scale defection rating of the
> meter in a CDE rotor control box, I.E. 100micro amps
>
> #2 Does anyone know what the output voltage is
> for the meter transformer as show in schematics found in the
> manual? There is no indication of secondary voltages
> shown in the schematic.
>
> The rotor I am using already has a 500 ohm feedback variable
> resistor inside it, and I plan to use a circuit similar to
> that of the Ham 2 series of rotors so I can have a meter
> indicator as opposed to 2 silly LEDs that it had before in
> the original controller...So its vital for me to find out the
> answers to my 2 questions above so I can complete my design,
> I am able to rotate the rotor with the switches I have
> incorporated into the control, now I just need to know where
> it is pointed ... Hi Hi !!!
>
> Looking forward to any replies I may get both on and or off
> the reflector...
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc Tessier - VE3TES
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3tes http://www.eqsl.cc/Member.cfm?VE3TES
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